The Top Seven Benefits of Drawer Organizers

To us, the benefits of drawer organizers are clear. And we hope you’ll agree, especially after seeing the top seven benefits we’ve compiled here.

• Save time during your daily morning routine: Imagine having a well-organized dresser and closet in your bedroom and bathroom.  Nobody likes wasting precious time in the morning searching for things they need instead of getting a few blessed extra minutes of sleep.  Drawer organizers could keep you organized so that you can hit the snooze button a few extra times.


• Create extra space to store items: Drawer organizers help you to utilize all of the space in your drawers.  This creates more space to store your items.


• Make counter space less cluttered: Who likes coming home after a long day of work to find cluttered, junk-packed counters?  I’m guessing the answer is nobody.  Drawer organizers help you store all of your items neatly in drawers instead of all over your counters.


• Keep track of important papers: There’s nothing worse than thinking you put an important paper in a safe place, only to find that it was covered with junk and can’t be found.  With drawer organizers, you can have a designated place to store all of your important papers, so you will never lose them again.


• Keep your child’s closet neat and organized: Children are notorious for having messy bedrooms and closets usually end up being the messiest area.  Utilizing drawer organizers can help keep closets clean and easy to organize.


• Create the illusion that you have more drawers: Some drawer organizers are designed to split the inside of a drawer in half.  This is helpful if you have two different types of things in a given drawer and want to keep them separated from one another.


• Easily store food and cleaning products in separate spaces: If you store your cleaning supplies in your pantry along with food, you should probably take advantage of drawer organizers to keep them separate.  It is dangerous to store them next to each other as well as impractical.

To talk more about this, or anything else, please contact us.  We look forward to working with you in the future and fulfilling your entire drawer organizing needs.

The Top Seven Benefits of Drawer Organizers

Consider Drawer Organizers to Increase Storage Space

Ever open your kitchen drawer and have trouble finding the utensil you need? 

Even drawers that aren’t considered ‘junk’ drawers tend to easily become disorganized when filled with kitchen utensils or other common kitchen items. 

 

How many times have you had to pull out multiple utensils before you found the one you needed?  Now you have created a mess you will need to clean up after you find the needed item.  This is especially frustrating if it is the ice cream scoop you are looking for and the ice cream is starting to melt on the kitchen counter while you search.  Drawer organizers are an ideal solution making it easy for you to keep all items organized, easy to locate and easy to put away.

With drawer organizers the back of the drawer is no longer a useless abyss. You will actually increase your storage space and declutter at the same time.  Every item will have a clear home.  When you are putting clean utensils away it will be easy to determine where they go.  The entire drawer will become useful storage space.  Next time you need that ice cream scoop you will be able to locate it in no time.

Drawer organizers are not just helpful in the kitchen.  Consider them for the bathroom and bedroom as well.  In the bathroom you will be able to keep your cosmetics separated appropriately.  In the bedroom you can organize your socks by color.  When you are running late in the morning it will be easier to get ready quickly as you won’t need to waste time searching for something.

Also consider drawer organizers for your home office.  Instead of digging through a drawer to find a highlighter underneath the stapler you will open the drawer and see exactly what you need. 

Built in drawer organizers are preferred over the modular DIY style.  The modular ones tend to shift around in the drawer and items can get lost between or even underneath modular organizers.  A built in drawer organizer will be made specifically for the size and shape of your drawer and can even be designed to accommodate specific utensils.  Since the organizer is built in it won’t shift and nothing can slip underneath it. 

To learn more about having drawer organizers installed or to discuss anything related to kitchen or bathroom cabinetry contact us at Edgewood Cabinetry.

Consider Drawer Organizers to Increase Storage Space

Is Natural Stone Countertop Within My Budget?

If you are building a new kitchen or remodeling an existing one you are probably investigating countertop options. 

You may be wondering if natural stone is within your budget.  The reasons below will tell you why it has to be within your budget.

 

 

Resale Value

Granite countertop is strongly preferred in the real estate market.  Many home buyers will not consider a home that does not have a granite countertop in the kitchen.  If you think you will sell in the future, installing granite countertop now is a wise choice. You will benefit from being able to use it during the time you are in your home and you will benefit when you go to sell your house as it will be easier to sell and likely sell for a higher price.

Durability

A granite countertop is extremely durable.  In fact it is known as being one of the hardest surfaces available making it difficult to damage.  Granite is heat resistant and doesn’t absorb liquids or stain.  This means that your new countertop will last a long time.  Kitchen remodels are generally expensive and disruptive since it is difficult to cook when your kitchen is being remodeled.  So, you will want to get it right the first time.  Installing granite now means you won’t need to remodel again anytime soon saving you money down the road.

Easy to Keep Clean

Keeping a granite surface clean is easy.  Since it is such a hard surface it is not likely to get scratches or dents like other countertop materials.  Scratches and dents are locations where germs and bacteria can become trapped and transferred to other food items.  For example, if you are preparing raw meat to cook, clean the counter and then prepare fresh fruit to serve you have to worry about the raw meat contaminating the fruit.  Although you may think you have cleaned your countertop, germs or bacteria located in scratches or cracks may not be adequately removed during the cleaning and then could transfer to your fresh fruit.  With granite countertops the likelihood of that scenario decreases significantly so you can rest easy that you are providing your family food that is safe to eat.  You can’t put a price on safety of your loved ones.

To learn more about granite countertops contact us at Edgewood Cabinetry. We will help you realize all of the benefits granite has to offer.

Is Natural Stone Countertop Within My Budget?

Advantages of Hidden Doors

Have you heard of hidden doors?  If you have watched a spy movie you have probably seen hidden doors allowing access to a hidden room.  Have you ever seen one in a real home though?  They are gaining popularity and the reasons below explain why.

Added Storage Space

The top reason people use a bookcase as a door is for added storage space.  You obviously can’t place a bookcase in front of a door because then you wouldn’t have access to the door.  If you make the door into the bookcase you are saving the floor space you would have used to put the bookcase in another location.  A space that originally would have been unusable is now taken advantage of.  In many homes it is difficult to find a way to arrange furniture so windows, doors, and closets are left unblocked.  By turning your door into a bookcase you can reduce the amount of furniture you are trying to arrange.

In addition, people are constantly looking for extra storage in their homes.  By turning a door into a bookshelf you have added storage space that didn’t previously exist.  The bookshelf can be used to store more than just books.  DVDs, puzzles, photo albums, games and more can be stored on a door bookcase.  An alternative is to use the bookcase for decorative purposes and display a favorite collection.

Adds Sense of Mystery to Your House

Who doesn’t love a spy story with a secret room?  Now you can have one in your own home.  Kids will love it and guests will enjoy the element of surprise.  It will provide people something to talk about!  A hidden door will add character to your home and provide your children their own secret lair.

Keeps Items or an Entire Room Out of Sight

Maybe you want to use a hidden door to keep a room secret.  A hidden door can hide a safe room.  Some people use a bookcase door to hide a room they are using for storage. You won’t have to explain that the room at the end of the hall is filled with odds and ends if people see a bookcase instead of a door.  Maybe you want to have a space filled with clutter that you don’t want guests to see. They won’t be able to snoop in a closet or room they don’t know exists.

Or you can place valuables in a closet behind a hidden door.  If someone breaks into your house they will never be able to locate your valuables because they won’t know a space exists behind the bookcase door.

At Edgewood Cabinetry we can design and install bookcase doors for your home.  If you are looking for added storage space that adds character to your home and allows you to hide valuables or clutter contact us to learn more about procuring a hidden door.

Advantages of Hidden Doors

The Top 3 Benefits of Working Directly with a Custom Cabinet Manufacturer

If you are building a new kitchen or upgrading an existing one you will need to have new cabinets installed.

You can select to go through a contractor or designer who will work with the cabinet manufacturer on your behalf.  We believe it is better to work directly with the custom cabinet manufacturer however and want to provide you three reasons why.

More Likely to Get Exactly What You Envisioned

Imagine this scenario, you envision what you want your cabinets to look like and you communicate it to the contractor who then communicates it to the cabinet manufacturer.  Remember the game of ‘telephone’ you used to play as a child where one person would tell the next something and it would get passed down the line?  In the end it would come out a completely different word.  The same thing could potentially happen with your contractor.  Although the contractor has good intentions they may not completely understand or visualize what you are desiring and therefore may not communicate it properly to the cabinet manufacturer.  When the project is completed you may be disappointed with the results but at this point it is too late.  If you communicate directly with the cabinet manufacturer you are much more likely to be pleased with the final result.

Feedback is Possible During the Process

The custom cabinet manufacturer will have a consultation directly with you to find out what your specific needs are.  Any questions you have about the process are answered.  Information will be provided so you can make informed product decisions.  Measurements of the space will then be taken.  At this point you will meet again with the manufacturer where you will be presented the design options.  Based on your feedback the cabinet manufacturer will create a final design.  The cabinet manufacturer can provide you a visual design to show what your kitchen will look like when completed.  Details such as wall and floor colors and even pictures on the wall can be included so you can really envision what the final result would be.  The project will not start until you are completely satisfied with the design.  This means the final layout will be exactly what you approved and you know you will be happy.  There won’t be any unexpec ted surprises upon completion.

You Should be the Ultimate Decision Maker

By working directly with the the custom cabinet manufacturer you will be able to prioritize your design so your result fits in your budget.  The manufacturer can work with you to determine how many cabinets you need and what style you like.  In addition the wood species and finishes can be selected.  You will work directly with the manufacturer to determine which features are important to you.  Having a close relationship between the cabinet manufacturer and the customer is vital.  The customer should be the ultimate decision maker and will be if working directly with the cabinet manufacturer.

At Edgewood Cabinetry we prefer to work directly with the customer so we can ensure complete satisfaction with the final result.  Contact us for your cabinetry needs.

The Top 3 Benefits of Working Directly with a Custom Cabinet Manufacturer